Head of Creative

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Location: Cambridge, UK

Salary: £46,000 – 52,000 p.a. full-time equivalent, dependent on experience

Basis: Permanent full-time, part-time or flexible

Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the UK

The role

At the Raspberry Pi Foundation our visual identity is very important to us. As part of our ambitious plans to expand our reach and impact, we’re establishing a new Head of Creative role to manage brand design, videography, and photography across the organisation.

In this role, you will be responsible for the successful delivery of all in-house creative, as well as for overseeing the strategic direction and visual representation of the Foundation’s brands. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced creative leader with the organisational skills needed to run a studio.

You will be passionate about brand management, have an eye for design detail, and be able to lead, develop and inspire our team of in-house designers and videographers. Working on all brands within our growing portfolio, you’ll enjoy the breadth of work whilst ensuring consistency across all outputs. The ideal candidate will have the ability to develop creative at both a strategic and tactical level. You will lead on direction and you’ll relish the opportunities to roll up your sleeves to work on implementation. You will be comfortable overseeing the design of everything from publications to video campaigns. You will be responsive to different audience needs and keen to evaluate what works well and how to improve content.

Reporting to the Director of Communications and Marketing, you will work alongside the Marketing Managers and the Head of Product Design, who is responsible for UX and UI across our web estate.

We strive to make the Foundation a place where talented people who care about our mission can do the best work of their careers. We have a flexible and collaborative approach to all aspects of our work. If you’re the right person for the job, we’ll make it work for you, and you can be confident that you’ll be working with an exceptional team.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Foundation’s brand architecture
• Lead on the strategic direction and visual representation of the Foundation’s brands
• Manage the in-house creative team and support their development, as well as manage external freelancers and agencies as necessary
• Direct the creative team and create an environment that stimulates and encourages the creative workflow
• Manage, plan, and prioritise the workflow and resources of the creative team, in line with the Foundation’s business plan
• Manage projects and stakeholders, keeping other teams updated on progress and ensuring they are aware of workflows, production completion dates, and any budget or timeline considerations
• Manage and develop our brand guidelines
• Ensure all assets are in line with brand guidelines, and be a brand champion
• Maintain visual consistency across all the Foundation’s channels
• Support the Digital Products team on brand and design across our web estate
• Support external partners and community members to correctly use the Foundation’s brand
• Develop exceptional ways to tell our brand story and engage the audience in our brand and products
• Work with the marketing team to understand and evaluate the results delivered through the creative — what works and what doesn’t
  
  

Experience And Personal Attributes

We recognise that everyone has the potential for growth, and we welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate that they have some, but not all, of the experience and personal attributes listed here.

• Creative Manager with solid experience of managing a team as well as producing creative content at a high standard
• A strong portfolio that demonstrates conceptual thinking, visual design skills, a talent for storytelling, seamless production management, and commercial acumen
• Outstanding organisational skills and a detailed- oriented approach
• Extensive knowledge of all creative processes from start to finish
• Experience of Adobe Creative Suite and an understanding of the technical side of motion graphics, shooting, editing, and video delivery, with the ability to direct and guide creative work in an inspiring way
• Excellent understanding of social media and digital assets across all devices and platforms, with knowledge of dynamic creative tools
• Experience of digital asset management and expertise in storage best practices
• Project and stakeholder management experience
  
  

About Us

The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a UK-based educational charity working to put the power of computing and digital making into the hands of people all over the world. We want more young people to be able to harness digital technologies for work, to solve the problems that matter to them, and to express themselves creatively.

Established in 2008 and first known for our product — the wildly successful Raspberry Pi computer — the Foundation has developed education programmes, learning experiences, and products that are helping millions of young people learn vital new knowledge and skills

Through Code Club and CoderDojo, we support the world’s largest network of free informal computing clubs for young people. Tens of thousands of educators have taken our online courses, and millions of people use our free online learning resources.

Across all of our work, we work hard to engage young people who come from backgrounds that are traditionally underrepresented in the field of computing or who experience educational disadvantage. We work all over the world, with teams based in the UK, Ireland, North America, and India, and partnerships with mission-aligned organisations in over 40 countries.

We are at the forefront of the global movement to help young people learn about computing and digital making. You can read more about our mission, values, and goals in our 2020 Annual Review.

Benefits

In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a range of benefits for all of our colleagues, including:

• 25 days’ annual leave
• Generous company pension scheme with 8% employer and 4% employee contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance and long-term illness insurance policy
• Investment in professional development and learning
• Flexible work hours as needed, to fit around childcare or other commitments
• Generous family leave policy
• Cycle-to-work scheme and season ticket loan
  
  

Timetable for applications

Closing date: 9am on Monday 27th June

Phone screen: As soon as possible after your application

First-round interview: Week commencing 4th July 2022

Second-round interview: Week commencing 11th July 2022

We are currently expecting all interviews to take place remotely online, though with the relaxing of coronavirus measures we may invite candidates for a face-to-face interview if appropriate.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful in the selection process, you will be required to undergo a background check to confirm that you are a suitable person to work with children. Further background checks will be made at regular intervals thereafter.